Tanzania vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tanzania Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1818
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$297
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$96
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$195
💸 GDP per capita
$1193
$964
😃 Human freedom index
6.16
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
66.2
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
40
26
🌐 English speaking %
9.9%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
55
70
😀 Quality of life
33
25
🏙️ Population
57.3M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Tanzania ($662) is 6% more expensive than in Uganda ($624). Tanzania ranked 141st vs 149th for Uganda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Tanzania compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 142nd and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tanzania vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Tanzania and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Tanzania Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.3
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.24
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$313
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$32
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.02%
20.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4503
$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5203
$9183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$3.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.87
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.7
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.46
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$12
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.7
$39
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10949
$4870

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Cities Comparison in Tanzania vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$720
4.72M
Mbeya
$457
542K
Zanzibar
$762
501K
Arusha
$571
416K
Mwanza
$493
706K
Morogoro
$600
207K
Dodoma
$581
214K
Tanga
$622
221K
Moshi
$536
145K
Stone Town
$706
18K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$654
1.68M
Kira Town
$600
317K
Gulu
$556
152K
Kasese
$543
115K
Mbale
$557
96.2K
Jinja
$542
72.9K
Arua
$553
62K
Entebbe
$547
70K
Tororo
$557
41.9K